Helpful Tips on How to Remove a Tick In my mind ticks, and tick bites can be one of the worse forms of insect related nuisance and transmitters of disease while in the forest, woods or bush. There are numerous tickborne diseases or pathogens carried by ticks which can lead to some serious or even […]
List of Tick Transferred Diseases The following is a List of Diseases that can be transferred via a single tick bite. In the United States, some ticks carry pathogens that can cause human disease, including: Anaplasmosis is transmitted to humans by tick bites primarily from the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in the northeastern and upper […]
10 Points to Remember if you Encounter a Grizzly Bear: If you encounter a grizzly bear in the wild or woods, Do Not Run! Avoid direct eye contact. Walk away slowly, if the bear is not approaching. Never turn your back to a Grizzly. (Grizzly bears have been recorded to run at speeds upward of […]
10 Myths that may Save your Life when it comes to Knowing, Encountering and Understanding bears. Photo Credit: I, Malene via Wikimedia Commons Myth #1: Bears are Aggressive and Unpredictable Fact: Bears actually exhibit body language and vocal cues that tend to offer clues about their intentions. For example: Huffing and slapping the ground are […]
Cutting Rope – Tip to Remember Forget looking for sharp stones, rocks or broken glass. If you have ever found yourself in a pinch, where you need to cut rope, cord or string, but find you don’t have your trustee knife or utility tool on hand. Here is a helpful video that you should watch […]
Survival Rule of 3 and Survival Priorities For real survival situations it is better to remember and prioritize by the four levels of the Survival Rules of 3: You can survive for 3 Minutes without air (oxygen) or in icy water You can survive for 3 Hours without shelter in a harsh environment (unless in icy water) You can […]
Who Said Bartering is a Dead Art Form? Trading and bartering were an important part of our ancestors’ lives. Bartering involved all kinds of items as currency. Furs, silks, perfumes, spices, and tea were some of the more traditional items of barter; human skulls and poisons are a couple of history’s more outlandish trade goods. […]
Pretty amazing when you think of the possibilities of being able to use a valuable resource like water to generate another valuable asset like Fire. Here is a great short 3:30 minute video that display five different methods of starting a fire using water. In other words, more great tips to add to your survival […]
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